SMTP / Gmail solutions
My current workarounds for SMTP / gmail issues:
1) SMTP server issue - basically, its hard to know what SMTP server to use since you change location / data provision constantly. This is my current solution:
a. Get a gmail account
b. add the account that you want to use as an account in gmail (see settings)
c. set up the outgoing server on iPhone for gmail settings (under whatever mail account you want in settings -> mail -> account -> outgoing server):
1. pop.gmail.com:587
2. user name (full email address or just gmail user name)
3. pass word
4. turn on outgoing SSL in advanced
5. use password authentication in advanced
Because the account is added in gmail, gmail will not rewrite the from address in your outgoing emails. You cannot currently set up gmail to reforward these messages to some other account due to the way filters work in gmail. (For example, you cannot set up gmail to reforward work emails sent from your iphone via gmail back to your work address so that they could be saved in a sent box of your work email). Anyway, this solution will work for any email address on any network (wifi or edge).
You may want to set up a filter per below for your work (or whatever) email so that you don't redownload sent messages from your iPhone back to your iPhone.
2) The annoying sent emails in gmail come back to your iphone. This only applies to iPhone users who are checking gmail on their iPhone. Set up a filter in gmail which deletes all messages from you except those that are written from you and to yourself. This is done by putting [email protected] in the from field in the filter settings and putting to:([email protected]) in the doesn't have field.
Hope these help!
MBP Mac OS X (10.4.10) also PCs
Hi racemize-
Thanks for the solution. It worked great! My ISP is Roadrunner (Time Warner in So Cal) and I was having the same outgoing "issues" that seem to be affecting a lot of iPhone users (regardless of what ISP they have).
One question...now all my e-mails sent from my iPhone will show up as "<gmail username/e-mail> sent on behalf of <roadrunner username/e-mail>". Is there any way to get ride of that and have it just show up as <roadrunner username/e-mail>"? When people reply it does go to the correct reply-to address (roadrunner) but having that "...sent on behalf of..." is a bit annoying.
Thanks!
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With authentication and without.
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Complete working code for Gmail POP3 & SMTP with SSL - Java mail API
Finally, your code-hunt has come to an end!!!!
I am presenting you the complete solution (with code) to send and retrieve you mails to & from GMAIL using SMTP and POP3 with SSL & Authenticaion enabled. [Even starters & newbies like me, can easy try, test & understand - But first download & add JAR's of Java Mail API & Java Activation Framework to Netbeans Library Manager]
Download Java Mail API here
http://java.sun.com/products/javamail/
Read Java Mail FAQ's here
http://java.sun.com/products/javamail/FAQ.html
Download Java Activation Framework [JAF]
http://java.sun.com/products/javabeans/jaf/downloads/index.html
Also, The POP program retrieves the mail sent with SMTP program :) [MOST IMPORTANT & LARGELY IN DEMAND]okey.. first things first... all of your thanks goes to the following and not a s@!te to me :)
hail Java !!
hail Java mail API !!
hail Java forums !!
hail Java-tips.org !!
hail Netbeans !!
Thanks to all coders who helped me by getting the code to work in one piece.
special thanks to "bshannon" - The dude who runs this forum from 97!!I am just as happy as you will be when you execute the below code!! [my 13 hours of tweaking & code hunting has paid off!!]
Now here it is...I only present you the complete solution!!
START OF PROGRAM 1
SENDING A MAIL FROM GMAIL ACCOUNT USING SMTP [STARTTLS (SSL)] PROTOCOL OF JAVA MAIL APINote on Program 1:
1. In the code below replace USERNAME & PASSWORD with your respective GMAIL account username and its corresponding password!
2. Use the code to make your Gmail client [jsp/servlets whatever]
//Mail.java - smtp sending starttls (ssl) authentication enabled
//1.Open a new Java class in netbeans (default package of the project) and name it as "Mail.java"
//2.Copy paste the entire code below and save it.
//3.Right click on the file name in the left side panel and click "compile" then click "Run"
import javax.mail.*;
import javax.mail.internet.*;
import java.util.*;
public class Main
String d_email = "[email protected]",
d_password = "PASSWORD",
d_host = "smtp.gmail.com",
d_port = "465",
m_to = "[email protected]",
m_subject = "Testing",
m_text = "Hey, this is the testing email.";
public Main()
Properties props = new Properties();
props.put("mail.smtp.user", d_email);
props.put("mail.smtp.host", d_host);
props.put("mail.smtp.port", d_port);
props.put("mail.smtp.starttls.enable","true");
props.put("mail.smtp.auth", "true");
//props.put("mail.smtp.debug", "true");
props.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.port", d_port);
props.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.class", "javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory");
props.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.fallback", "false");
SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager();
try
Authenticator auth = new SMTPAuthenticator();
Session session = Session.getInstance(props, auth);
//session.setDebug(true);
MimeMessage msg = new MimeMessage(session);
msg.setText(m_text);
msg.setSubject(m_subject);
msg.setFrom(new InternetAddress(d_email));
msg.addRecipient(Message.RecipientType.TO, new InternetAddress(m_to));
Transport.send(msg);
catch (Exception mex)
mex.printStackTrace();
public static void main(String[] args)
Main blah = new Main();
private class SMTPAuthenticator extends javax.mail.Authenticator
public PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication()
return new PasswordAuthentication(d_email, d_password);
END OF PROGRAM 1-----
START OF PROGRAM 2
RETRIVE ALL THE MAILS FROM GMAIL INBOX USING Post Office Protocol POP3 [SSL] PROTOCOL OF JAVA MAIL APINote:
1.Log into your gmail account via webmail [http://mail.google.com/]
2.Click on "settings" and select "Mail Forwarding & POP3/IMAP"
3.Select "enable POP for all mail" and "save changes"
4.In the code below replace USERNAME & PASSWORD with your respective GMAIL account username and its corresponding password!
PROGRAM 2 - PART 1 - Main.java
//1.Open a new Java class file in the default package
//2.Copy paste the below code and rename it to Mail.java
//3.Compile and execute this code.
public class Main {
/** Creates a new instance of Main */
public Main() {
* @param args the command line arguments
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
GmailUtilities gmail = new GmailUtilities();
gmail.setUserPass("[email protected]", "PASSWORD");
gmail.connect();
gmail.openFolder("INBOX");
int totalMessages = gmail.getMessageCount();
int newMessages = gmail.getNewMessageCount();
System.out.println("Total messages = " + totalMessages);
System.out.println("New messages = " + newMessages);
System.out.println("-------------------------------");
//Uncomment the below line to print the body of the message. Remember it will eat-up your bandwidth if you have 100's of messages. //gmail.printAllMessageEnvelopes();
gmail.printAllMessages();
} catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
System.exit(-1);
END OF PART 1
PROGRAM 2 - PART 2 - GmailUtilities.java
//1.Open a new Java class in the project (default package)
//2.Copy paste the below code
//3.Compile - Don't execute this[Run]
import com.sun.mail.pop3.POP3SSLStore;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Properties;
import javax.mail.Address;
import javax.mail.FetchProfile;
import javax.mail.Flags;
import javax.mail.Folder;
import javax.mail.Message;
import javax.mail.MessagingException;
import javax.mail.Multipart;
import javax.mail.Part;
import javax.mail.Session;
import javax.mail.Store;
import javax.mail.URLName;
import javax.mail.internet.ContentType;
import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart;
import javax.mail.internet.ParseException;
public class GmailUtilities {
private Session session = null;
private Store store = null;
private String username, password;
private Folder folder;
public GmailUtilities() {
public void setUserPass(String username, String password) {
this.username = username;
this.password = password;
public void connect() throws Exception {
String SSL_FACTORY = "javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory";
Properties pop3Props = new Properties();
pop3Props.setProperty("mail.pop3.socketFactory.class", SSL_FACTORY);
pop3Props.setProperty("mail.pop3.socketFactory.fallback", "false");
pop3Props.setProperty("mail.pop3.port", "995");
pop3Props.setProperty("mail.pop3.socketFactory.port", "995");
URLName url = new URLName("pop3", "pop.gmail.com", 995, "",
username, password);
session = Session.getInstance(pop3Props, null);
store = new POP3SSLStore(session, url);
store.connect();
public void openFolder(String folderName) throws Exception {
// Open the Folder
folder = store.getDefaultFolder();
folder = folder.getFolder(folderName);
if (folder == null) {
throw new Exception("Invalid folder");
// try to open read/write and if that fails try read-only
try {
folder.open(Folder.READ_WRITE);
} catch (MessagingException ex) {
folder.open(Folder.READ_ONLY);
public void closeFolder() throws Exception {
folder.close(false);
public int getMessageCount() throws Exception {
return folder.getMessageCount();
public int getNewMessageCount() throws Exception {
return folder.getNewMessageCount();
public void disconnect() throws Exception {
store.close();
public void printMessage(int messageNo) throws Exception {
System.out.println("Getting message number: " + messageNo);
Message m = null;
try {
m = folder.getMessage(messageNo);
dumpPart(m);
} catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException iex) {
System.out.println("Message number out of range");
public void printAllMessageEnvelopes() throws Exception {
// Attributes & Flags for all messages ..
Message[] msgs = folder.getMessages();
// Use a suitable FetchProfile
FetchProfile fp = new FetchProfile();
fp.add(FetchProfile.Item.ENVELOPE);
folder.fetch(msgs, fp);
for (int i = 0; i < msgs.length; i++) {
System.out.println("--------------------------");
System.out.println("MESSAGE #" + (i + 1) + ":");
dumpEnvelope(msgs);
public void printAllMessages() throws Exception {
// Attributes & Flags for all messages ..
Message[] msgs = folder.getMessages();
// Use a suitable FetchProfile
FetchProfile fp = new FetchProfile();
fp.add(FetchProfile.Item.ENVELOPE);
folder.fetch(msgs, fp);
for (int i = 0; i < msgs.length; i++) {
System.out.println("--------------------------");
System.out.println("MESSAGE #" + (i + 1) + ":");
dumpPart(msgs[i]);
public static void dumpPart(Part p) throws Exception {
if (p instanceof Message)
dumpEnvelope((Message)p);
String ct = p.getContentType();
try {
pr("CONTENT-TYPE: " + (new ContentType(ct)).toString());
} catch (ParseException pex) {
pr("BAD CONTENT-TYPE: " + ct);
* Using isMimeType to determine the content type avoids
* fetching the actual content data until we need it.
if (p.isMimeType("text/plain")) {
pr("This is plain text");
pr("---------------------------");
System.out.println((String)p.getContent());
} else {
// just a separator
pr("---------------------------");
public static void dumpEnvelope(Message m) throws Exception {
pr(" ");
Address[] a;
// FROM
if ((a = m.getFrom()) != null) {
for (int j = 0; j < a.length; j++)
pr("FROM: " + a[j].toString());
// TO
if ((a = m.getRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO)) != null) {
for (int j = 0; j < a.length; j++) {
pr("TO: " + a[j].toString());
// SUBJECT
pr("SUBJECT: " + m.getSubject());
// DATE
Date d = m.getSentDate();
pr("SendDate: " +
(d != null ? d.toString() : "UNKNOWN"));
static String indentStr = " ";
static int level = 0;
* Print a, possibly indented, string.
public static void pr(String s) {
System.out.print(indentStr.substring(0, level * 2));
System.out.println(s);
}END OF PART 2
END OF PROGRAM 2
P.S: CHECKING !!
STEP 1.
First compile and execute the PROGRAM 1 with your USERNAME & PASSWORD. This will send a mail to your own account.
STEP 2.
Now compile both PART 1 & PART 2 of PROGRAM 2. Then, execute PART 1 - Main.java. This will retrive the mail sent in step 1. njoy! :)
In future, I hope this is added to the demo programs of the Java Mail API download package.
This is for 3 main reasons...
1. To prevent a lot of silly questions being posted on this forum [like the ones I did :(].
2. To give the first time Java Mail user with a real time working example without code modification [code has to use command line args like the demo programs - for instant results].
3. Also, this is what google has to say..
"The Gmail Team is committed to making sure you always can access your mail. That's why we're offering POP access and auto-forwarding. Both features are free for all Gmail users and we have no plans to charge for them in the future."
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13295
I guess bshannon & Java Mail team is hearing this....
Again, Hurray and thanks for helping me make it!! cheers & no more frowned faces!!
(: (: (: (: (: GO JCODERS GO!! :) :) :) :) :)
codeace
-----Thanks for the reply,
I did checked by enabling session debuging and also checked pop settings it's enabled for all
mails, I tried deleting some very old messages and now the message count is changed to 310.
This may be the problem with gmail.
Bellow is the output i got,
DEBUG: setDebug: JavaMail version 1.4ea
DEBUG: getProvider() returning javax.mail.Provider[STORE,pop3,com.sun.mail.pop3.POP3Store,Sun Microsystems, Inc]
DEBUG POP3: connecting to host "pop.gmail.com", port 995, isSSL false
S: +OK Gpop ready for requests from 121.243.255.240 n22pf5432603pof.2
C: USER [email protected]
S: +OK send PASS
C: PASS my_password
S: +OK Welcome.
C: STAT
S: +OK 310 26900234
Custom output: messageCount : 310
C: QUIT
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SMTP settings for Gmail account -- Error 5.5.1 on Outlook for Mac
Outlook 2011
Error: 5.5.1
Cannot send mail. The SMTP server does not recognize any of the authentication methods supported by Outlook. Try changing the SMTP authentication options in Account settings.
Error Code: -17092
I am setting up a Gmail account on Outlook. I can receive mail but not send it.
I have confirmed the right settings with Gmail and made sure to enable IMAP.
-- Outgoing Server -- smtp.gmail.com : 465 (or 587, both don't work)
-- Override default port (enabled)
-- Use SSL to connect (enabled)
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.Hi,
I'm happy you have solved the problem, it would be kind of you to share the solution with us, which may help other users who see the same problem.
Moreover, since you are using Office for Mac, if you have more questions about it, I suggest you visit Office for Mac forum:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac
Regards,
Melon Chen
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GMAIL - VERSAMAIL - OUTLOOK Solution
OK folks, I may have found a solution (of sorts). I've read a number of messages about how to work with Gmail's POP server. My problem was Versamail 3.5.4 wouldn't download my inbox messages from Gmail. Then I got to the point where it would do it one at a time. Finally, I'm at the point where I get all my messages (even new ones), and I'm able to send messages (although I had to filter out my own email address) all from my Treo 755p (please note the addition of "RECENT:" before your username!!!). At the same time, I am able to download my messages to Outlook Express and Hotmail. What I did:
Settings for Versamail:
Account Name= Gmail
Mail Service= Gmail
Protocol= POP
Username= recent:[email protected]
Password= yourpassword
Email Address= [email protected]
Incoming Mail Server= pop.gmail.com
Outgoing Mail Server= smtp.gmail.com
Advanced = = = =
Incoming Server Settings
Port Number= 995
SSL= Checked
APOP= UNchecked
Outgoing Server Settings
Port Number= 587
SSL= Checked
ESMTP= Checked
For Outlook: I just used the program that Gmail provides (Gmailconfig.exe) and tweaked it a bit with some of the similar settings.
I'm no expert, and I don't know how long this setup will last. It works, for now, so I'm posting the "temporary" solution.
Post relates to: Treo 755p (Sprint)arkitect1 wrote:
Is versamail compatible with the Treo 750 windows OS?? Im not sure if i should install it or not for fear it is only for the Palm OS handhelds.
No. Palm OS only.
WyreNut
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Gmail SMTP won't save password
I just upgraded to 1.1.3 last week and since then my iPhone refuses to save the password for my GMail SMTP server. If I try to send mail it gives me an error saying, "No password provided for user '[email protected]' on server 'smtp.gmail.com'. Please go to to Mail Account Settings and enter a password."
If I go to settings and enter a password, it disappears the minute I leave the settings panel.
I've tried restoring my iPhone twice, plus deleting and recreating the Mail account on the iPhone itself, all to no avail.
Any ideas? Thanks!I am receiving the same problem as well after updating to 1.1.3. My email worked just fine before updating. But after updating, I notice my passwords were missing and now every time I input the password again through the Mail settings. It automatically removes itself each time I go to check the mail to see if it works... now I cannot access email like I used to.
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The BEST solution for gmail on the iPhone
OK, so after much poking around, I finally figured out the best solution for using gmail on the iPhone: IMAP support.
While I think Google is still rolling this out to all users, once you get it, USE IT! It basically keeps your mail app synced with gmail, and even supports the use of folders/labels.
To see if your gmail account is ready for IMAP, go to the settings option in gmail and see if one of the tabs says "Forwarding and POP/IMAP." If you don't have IMAP available on your account yet, it won't say IMAP.
Here's some links to get you started:
setting up IMAP for gmail on your iPhone:
https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77702
how actions in your mail app sync to gmail:
https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77657
I hope this helps out everyone as much as it's helped me. I was a little frustrated before using POP, but gotta love IMAP! I'm not too sure the impact that this has on your battery life, but so far it's working well for me. Enjoy!Gmail and IMAP have totally change my tune about the iPhone's email abilities. I was getting frustrated with the inability to reliably get mail (Message has not been downloaded...), sync (have to delete mail from both iPhone and desktop Mac), etc., but now I have all my POP email accounts automatically forward to my Gmail account, and I only check Gmail with the iPhone and MacPro. So far, it's a whole new iPhone experience! No more errors - ALL mail comes through perfectly - and no need to manually sync!
Note that, when setting up the Gmail/IMAP accounts, do NOT simply update your old POP Gmail settings on your Mac or iPhone! Start with a FRESH new account. I couldn't get either the iPhone or Mac to work until I started with a fresh account.
Also, I was unable to send mail from the iPhone using the smtp.gmail address, so I had changed the outgoing mail setting to use my regular ISP's smtp address. But, at some point (a few minutes later or a few hours, I don't know) when I checked the Gmail settings on the iPhone, it had magically changed itself to smtp.gmail, with the port number, and it has been working perfectly ever since! Maybe IMAP can atomatically correct this info? Not sure.
One more thing. Once you have Gmail IMAP working, then you MUST go here:
http://5thirtyone.com/archives/862
Follow these directions exactly. This is a necessary set of steps in order to make your iPhone and Mac sync correctly, so that trashed mail on the iPhone will go in the trash on your desktop Mac, etc. It's pretty freaky to check email on the iPhone, and then go to your Mac Mail a few minutes later, and see all the newly trashed (or saved/read) emails perfectly synched up!
A final note. Once this is all working and synching, remember that if you delete an email on your iPhone, it gets deleted on the desktop Mac Mail as well (and vice-versa)... which is exactly what you want to happen, but I find that I have to remember to keep the mail that I want to save on the iPhone's inbox until I get back to my desktop Mac. Otherwise, I have to manually remove it from the trash to save it! -
Gmail smtp showing as (offline) on Mail 7.0
Hi guys,
I am running Mail 10.7 on OS X 10.9 Maverick, on my iMac 21.5"
I have gone through all the steps involved in setting up my primary Gmail account on Apple Mail. It was working fine for 1-day, and then on the next day, I could receive messages but could no longer send messages. They just sat in my Outbox and the smtp.gmail.com just showed as offline.
So I tried setting up the SAME Gmail account on my MacBook – and no problems there, it works fine.
I have tried a) checking the permissions via the Disk Uility, b) deleting the password from my Keychain Access and c) reinstalling OS X 10.9 – and nothing has helped.
Is anyone having the same problem, and found a solution?
Thanks.Select Edit SMTP server list from the popup.
Select your account. Click on the Advanced at and enter your password. Check in Connection Doctor under Window in the Menu bar to see if you get green lights for SMTP setting for the account.
It's not uncommon to find extra SMTP servers listed. When you remove account, Mail does not delete. You might need to do some clean up.
Gmail seems to work best in Mavericks is you delete and start clean. See
Use Gmail with Mavericks Mail -
Scan to email using gmail as SMTP
I have an HP Office Jet Pro 8600 N911g printer. I have this currently setup with the scan to network folder working great. I would like to set the scan to email. As the corporate office uses exchange I have to use another service for SMTP. I setup a Gmail account and puched in the appropriate settings, but the unit fails to connect to gmail. I've tried multiple ports without success, I've also tried setting up the email server settings, again trying multiple ports without success. I've tried using every combination using SSL and SMTP authentication, but nothing seems to connect.
Does gmail actually work, I've seen some say yes, others say no. Is there another service that would work outside my corporate network or do I need to setup an internal email server, just so I can scan to emails?
This question was solved.
View Solution.Hi,
Try following the exact steps below and check if that may help:
Click the network setting on the printer and locate its IP Address.
Type that IP from the browser on your PC to access its EWS page.
Click the Scan tab.
Under Scan to E-mail click Outgoing Email Profiles.
Click New.
Type your email address and any selected Display name, then click Next.
Note: be sure to take a note of the specific Display Name.
Fill the mail settings as following:
- smtp.gmail.com
- 465
- Check the box next to SSL
- Check the box next to the SMTP Authentication option
- Type your full gmail address as teh user name and type the gmail password.
Click Next and dontinue following the steps till teh Summary, then click Save and Test.
If the Test fails for any connectivity issue continmue following the steps below:
Click the Network tab.
Under the active connection type section click IPv4 (Wired / Wireless).
Keep the IP Address Configuration as exists, under the DNS Address Configuration check the box next to Manual DNS Server.
Set the Preferred DNS as 8.8.8.8
Set the Alternate DNS as 8.8.4.4
Click the Scan tab and click on Outgoing Email Profiles again.
Click the Test button next to the Display Name configured earlier and check foir any difference.
Shlomi
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How can i setup my E-Mail Configuration which can map to Gmail SMTP in Oats
Hi Team,
I would like to send the reports which i test to some gmail Id's using OATS E-mail Configuration,
Can you please let me know what are the fields needs to entered
SMTP Servers :
When i Searched it says the following are the SMPT server
smtp.gmail.com
SSL Port 465
StartTLS Port 587
Please let me know which one to enter in the "SMTP Server" text box
Return Address : Which address do we need to enter in this field
Thanks and Waiting for your reply,
Anand.I'm facing the same problem, who can help us ? what to enter into fields?
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can someone please share their SMTP settings for both : psprcs.cfg and psappsrv.cfg
delete the password and email_username and then pls share the whole section of SMTP settings.
Here is what im using now:
*1- psprcs.cfg*
====================================================
[SMTP Settings]
;=========================================================================
; Settings for SMTP mail
; All controls under SMTP Settings can be dynamically changed
;=========================================================================
SMTPServer=smtp.gmail.com
SMTPPort=465
SMTPServer1=smtp.gmail.com
SMTPPort1=465
[email protected]
SMTPSourceMachine=localhost
SMTPCharacterSet=
SMTPEncodingDLL=
SMTPTrace=1
SMTPSendTime=0
SMTPUseSSL=Y
SMTPSSLPort=465
SMTPClientCertAlias=
SMTPUseSSL1=Y
SMTPSSLPort1=465
SMTPClientCertAlias1=
;SMTP User Name
[email protected]
;SMTP Password
SMTPUserPassword=XXXXXX
==============================================================
*2 - psappsrv.cfg*
[SMTP Settings]
;=========================================================================
; Settings for SMTP mail
; Allow Dynamic Changes under [Domain Settings] has no effect on these controls
;=========================================================================
; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPServer
SMTPServer=smtp.gmail.com
; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPPort
SMTPPort=465
; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPServer1
SMTPServer1=smtp.gmail.com
; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPPort1
SMTPPort1=465
; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPSender
[email protected]
; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPBlackberryReplyTo
SMTPBlackberryReplyTo=
; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPSourceMachine
SMTPSourceMachine=localhost
; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPCharacterSet
SMTPCharacterSet=UTF-8
; Dynamic change allowed for SMTPEncodingDLL
SMTPEncodingDLL=
SMTPGuaranteed=0
SMTPTrace=1
SMTPSendTime=0
SMTPUseSSL=Y
SMTPSSLPort=465
SMTPClientCertAlias=
SMTPUseSSL1=Y
SMTPSSLPort1=465
SMTPClientCertAlias1=
;SMTP User Name
[email protected]
;SMTP Password
SMTPUserPassword=XXXXX
=======================================
NOTE: the domain "iba-suk.edu.pk" is on google apps so it uses the same smtp/pop as GMAIL.Thanks! Very comprehensive and easy to follow guide.
I followed it.
But im still unable to get it to work.
-Email send/rcv is possible to a freeware version of MAIL-ENABLE mail server by peoplesoft. But its not working for gmail.
-Email send/rcv to gmail (google app) account is also working fine from the server when using it thru Thunderbird email client or Outlook.
Some possible issues:
- i used the certificate from GMAIL.com (https://mail.google.com....) ; not Google Accounts ( https://accounts.google.com....)
- as in image 230.png of your blogpost; my root certificate name was not GeoTrust, it was Equifax Secure CA.
- i entered the password in all forms; plain, ciphered, ciphered with quotes, ciphered without {V1.1} tag...none worked
- i used PSCipher from another PS instance running on my desktop- as i do not have access to web-server and its folder on this setup -
Hello, I recently switched from using a browser based email on gmail.com, to using the POP server so i could use the mail app. I figured out how to recieve mail, but now i can't seem to send it. I checkout out my smtp settings, and put in the user name and password, but it still doesn't want to send, i keep getting the message saying that the server, smtp.gmail.com on server port 25 timed out. I can't seem to figure it out, if anyone could give me a hand, my technical know how on these things is limited.
Hello. The server port for Gmail should read 587 and not 25.
Log on to Gmail. Go to SETTINGS in the top righthand corner.
Go to FORWARDING & POP
Click the Button to Enable POP.
#3 in that same box is "Configure your email client". Right below that line is the hypelink, Configuration instructions.
It has great directions and is very easy to follow.
Hope this helps.
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